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Wild Weave - Using Natural Materials to Make Beautiful Woven Textile Art by Alice Fox
Wild Weave - Using Natural Materials to Make Beautiful Woven Textile Art by Alice Fox
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In Wild Weave, textile artist Alice Fox inspires a creative and open approach to crafting unique woven artworks. She highlights the use of simple tools and encourages working with locally sourced, unconventional materials that spark creativity. This comprehensive guide explores weaving’s history and its blend with textiles, basketry, art, and craft. Alice introduces basic equipment like frames and heddles, showing how everyday, homemade, or repurposed tools can be used effectively. Filled with practical guidance and striking photography of her work and other artists’ creations, Wild Weave is perfect for anyone ready to expand their textile art using natural materials without costly gear.
Specifications: hardcover, 128 pages, 285mm x 225mm, Batsford publisher, ISBN 9781849949453.
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